AUK Student Starts the Human Rights Club Two-Sun Phenomena: Twice

Pink October, page 2 Arabic Lit Club, page 3 Youtube Miracles, page 5 Magic of Yoga, page 6 Volume 8, Issue 3 The Official Student Newspaper of the American University of Kuwait November 2011 Read this issue online at www.auk.edu.kw/Voice Two-Sun Phenomena: Twice the Rays! BY FARAH AL-SHAMALI, AUK ALUM ‘11 A live vision of the two-sun phenomena. Picture this: you are on day – you perch yourself atop the bush here and insert some detections but they have been the videos could have been testimonies: they are difficult to some wild safari in the heart of a hill for some altitude and comedic reaction: it is the “extra” seen as early as August 2010 in professionally edited and play down. of Africa, you see nothing watch as the two suns rise into sun. the United Kingdom. Scientists reworked to add the extra ball University of Illinois scientist, but sprawling green grass for the effervescent sky. Ah lovely, is There have been strange have largely ruled out the of fire. However, its appearance Jim Kaler, has weighed in saying: miles and indigenous animals it not? But, I ask you to scratch inexplicable sightings of two possibility but it remains a continues unabated across “The double sun image is an effect grazing on the open meadows; the surface. What could possibly suns seen around the world. mystery to us, especially when planet Earth. If evidence can be of optical refraction but it’s a the ecosystem around you be wrong with this picture? I No scientific element has been there is evidence to substantiate deconstructed, the same cannot pretty rare one, and one not fully awaits the dawning of a new will not even try to beat around contributed to the amateur it. Some have suggested that be said about personal, intense Continued on 7 AUK Student Starts Refuse to be Ordinary BY LAVEENA LOBO, OFFICE OF STUDENT LIFE the Human Rights Club BY JEHAN FARRAJ The Human Rights Club is born at a simple conference, one of the few new clubs at the said Dana Al-Otaibi, an AUK American University of Kuwait student who initiated the club. that has been approved by the A few AUK students attended a department of AUK, Student conference, devoted to marginal Life this semester. labor issues, that was held last The idea of the club was Continued on 4 Re-Introducing: The Academic Advising Center BY NADA EL-BADRY Student participants at the AUK Volunteer Program To most of you, the the brim with supportive and Academic Advising Center is extremely welcoming advisors The Office of Student Life to engage in actual service. Kuwait we are very blessed and are extraordinary and that they known as “that place we have to who are always more than launched AUK’s Volunteer Six organizations that perform take things for granted like would not be with AUK if there visit to get our RAC number to thrilled to help out a student in Program “Refuse to be Ordinary” exemplary services around being able to attend college, have wasn’t something special about register for our courses;” believe need. If you’re struggling with on the 18th of October, 2011. Kuwait came to AUK. They were: food on the table and shelter.” them. She ended by encouraging it or not, this is not its primary, your courses, or you’re not sure This event was an attempt to Kuwait Red Crescent Society, K’s She further mentioned that them to give of their time and secondary or even tertiary what courses you’re supposed to provide AUK students with the Path, Operation HOPE, PAWS, AUK students are very generous effort to help others, to get purpose! The AAC is there to be taking and when, or you’re information and the opportunity KACCH and the Kuwaiti Team when it comes to giving so much involved with their hearts and supply all undeclared students unsure about your major or they need to become significant 4 Global Warming (KT4GW). so that they will give the shirt off hands because it will make all with academic advice and overwhelmed by the variety contributors to the Kuwaiti The afternoon began with a their backs and all the money the difference in the world. academic support in the form of options at your fingers, or community through service. short address by Dr. Carol, Vice in their pockets. She said that After this, each of the of referrals to places that can you’re simply distressed in AUK students are known for President for Administrative it was now time to take it to the organizations made a short further ease a students’ collegial general, the Academic Advising their immense generosity and and Student Affairs. She began next level and give with their presentation about what they do, journey such as the tutoring Center is the place to go. And fund raising abilities, and this by telling students that “There hands. She reminded them that and what volunteers could hope center and many other helpful now that it has moved from was an attempt by Student Life to is a saying about to whom much just by virtue of the fact that to do at their organizations. services. The center is filled to its previous Continued on 4 bring to campus, opportunities is given, much is owed and in they are AUK students, they Continued on 2 2 NEWS The Voice of AUK Volume 8, Issue 3 Matt Lamb Exhibition Dazzles AUK AUK Proudly Receives AALE Accreditation BY FARAH AL-SHAMALI, AUK ALUM ‘11 BY ISHA SADIQ HAIDER On 3rd of October 2011, Dr. Nizar Hamzeh, the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, as a follow up on President Thompson’s statement to faculty and staff, announced that in addition to the ACBSP accreditation received by the university within 2010, AUK had now been approved Selft-taught painter, Matt Lamb. Painting by Matt Lamb. “Umbrellas for Peace” display. for International Program From October 9th to 13th at the subjected to different takes? ‘Umbrellas for Peace’ program Accreditation by the American American University of Kuwait, People are not generally back in 2001. Brilliantly using art Academy for Liberal Education, an exclusive art exhibition was uniform when it comes to as a metaphor for accepting one AALE. The Division of Social held presenting the works of interpretation of artwork, but I another, he has brought his idea Sciences, the Division of Arts The American Academy for to this, this accreditation enables Matt Lamb, an American self- must say, I had a grueling time and the core values it teaches to and Humanities, and the Liberal Education (AALE) is institutions to participate in taught painter. Before coming to trying to make sense of them. people around the globe. This University General Education a United States educational programs authorized under Kuwait, his collections were on However, I will venture to say was also a component of his Program are the programs accreditation organization the Higher Education Act and display throughout the world, that the notion of unveiling exhibition at AUK; umbrellas included in the accreditation. formed in 1992 by Jacques other U.S. federal programs. in countries such as Italy, the layers of meaning as they pertain were passed around for students Apart from several faculty and Barzum, a retired professor According to its website, www. United Kingdom, Germany, to art has become of lesser who, with but a paintbrush and staff members, the contributors from Columbia University, E.O. aale.org, the AALE is also an Spain and Russia. He is certainly importance in this day and age. I, some primary colors, created to the AALE Self-Study from Wilson of Harvard, and Lynne accreditor of K-12 charter a veteran of contemporary art for one, was intrigued with how their impressions of peace. The AUK were Dr. Rawda Awwad, Cheney, former US Secretary of schools, and independent and the ingenuity expressed in he went about painting these goal of this program is to spread Dr. Chris Ohan, Dr. Craig Education, among others. AALE schools throughout the United his paintings speaks for itself. masterpieces as opposed to what self-empowerment and promote Loomis, Mr. Chris Gottschalk, accreditation of institutions of States of America. With this, Intense color schemes, three- he was trying to say through harmony amongst humankind. Ms. Amal Al-Binali, Ms. higher education is recognized the Voice of AUK congratulates dimensional, topographic them. His artistic output was The finished umbrellas were Ayeshah Al-Khaldi, Mr. Tadd by the United States Department one and all for this significant surfaces and experimenting figurative and abstract, buoyant hung in the ground floor of the Kruse, Mr. Ernest Conklin and of Education Office of achievement! with lines and shapes seem to yet somber. There is clearly no Liberal Arts building. Lamb has Ms. Jeannie Sullivan. Postsecondary Education. Due be the common theme amongst indication of guidelines that also held seminars and peace his collection. Judging by the govern shapes and sizes: it is rallies to spread even more pieces that were hung in the left to the imagination and it awareness on the issue in several Refuse to be Ordinary Auditorium, the artist does not gives his styles somewhat of an places. He truly has spearheaded turn a blind eye to trialing, even authentic feel. I cannot say that peace initiatives in an exciting BY LAVEENA LOBO if it means bringing together I have seen or heard of painting way and it was a pleasure having repellant materials that would such as these.

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